Toy building-block.



No. 814,367. PATBNTED MAR. 6, 1906. J. B. GIVEN.

TOY BUILDING BLOGK.

APPLIUATION FILED APR. 26, 1906.

UNITED s'rA rns PAT E NT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 6, 1906.

Application file! April 26,1905- Bcrial No. 257,496.

Iu all wltmn it may concern.-

Be it known that JAMES B. GIVEN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago,

in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Building-Blocks, of which the followi in; is a specification.

This invention consists of a set of toy building blocks or pieces for the amusement of children, the pieces comprising tubes made of various lengths and connections or jointpieces by which the tubes may be connected together in various ways to represent buildings or other objects, as the fancy of the child may dictate.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of astructure made of the blocks. Fig. 2 shows details in perspective of the various tubes. Fig. 3 is a detail in perspective of various forms of the jointieces.

The toy consists of a pl urahty of tubes 6 of various lengths. These tubes may be made of paper, metal, wood, or any other suitable material. These tubes are connected together by means of angle or joint pieces 7, comprising small castings, preferably of soft metal, havin a plurality of arms arran ed at various ang es to each other. As s own, some of the joint-pieces have arms arranged in the same plane at right angles to each other, and others have arms arranged in different lanes to form squared corners and the like. 0 particular arrangement or form is absclutel essential, some of the joint-pieces having t u'ee arms and some four, five, or more, allowing variation in the buildings or other structures which ma be made.

The tubes are )referabl; formed in sets, with the length 0 the tubes of one set equal to one-half the length of the next longer set less the thickness of the angle-pieces, so that the various tubes will reduce equal lengths when regularly assembled. The arms of the joint-pieces lit sung] in the ends of the tubes, and amusement an' instruction are afforded by the numbers of different ways in which the tubes and angle-pieces can be assembled or built up.

I am aware that building blocks have heretofore been produced consistin of jointblocks with a plurality of holes into which the ends of the connecting-pieces may be fitted, and such I do not claim; but

Whatl do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The toy building-blocks comprisin tubular pieces, and joint-pieces having a p urality of angular arms constructed to fit in the ends of said tubular pieces.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' JAMES B. GIVEN.

Witnesses:

SIGNA FELTSKOG, ll. G. BATGHELOR. 

